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Co-op Owner Wins Casualty Loss Appeal

by admin | Feb 11, 2013 | Tax

I really enjoy reading the appeals of Tax Court decisions that I have blogged. I especially like decision where the Circuit sets the Tax Court straight and rules for the taxpayer, like the recent Second Circuit decision in the case of Christina Alphonso. Ms....

Is IRS Persecuting Kent Hovind For Creationism ?

by admin | Feb 8, 2013 | Kent Hovind, Tax

If you google “Kent Hovind IRS persecution” you will find things like this: Kent Hovind’s followers, however, contend he was prosecuted because of his religious convictions – and because he was so effective in exposing what he calls “the big lie of...

Maryland Exempts Residence For Mormon Temple Workers As "Convent"

by admin | Feb 7, 2013 | Tax

Think of a name for an apartment complex where married and single people who are volunteering their services for two years are charged below market rent. I bet “convent” is not the first word that pops in to your mind. That is what Maryland ends up...

Is Art Advisory Panel Giving Taxpayers A Fair Shake ?

by admin | Feb 6, 2013 | Tax

So you have there is this really cool painting that you gave away. Do you want it to be worth a lot or a little ? It depends on who you gave it to. If you gave it to the Worcester Art Museum, you want it to be worth an awful lot. If you gave it to your nephew, not...

Future Baseball Commissioner Tackles Tax Laws As Complex As Infield Fly Rule

by admin | Feb 5, 2013 | Tax

When Professor Andrea Monroe was interviewed by Paul Caron, she confessed that her childhood ambition had been to become the Commissioner of Major League Baseball. Her backup plan was to teach high school history. Instead she teaches tax law at Temple University. ...

Not Income Tax Evasion – Structuring – That’s How They Got Kent Hovind

by admin | Jan 30, 2013 | Kent Hovind, Tax

Kent Hovind was recently named to the Creation Science Hall of Fame. They may have to wait for any sort of induction ceremony as he is presently a federal inmate in Berlin, NH with a projected release date of August 11, 2015. Nick Lally believes that Mr. Hovind is...